Portrait of Luigi Galvani
Date
c.1840
Sitter
Luigi Galvani (1737 - 1798, Italian) , Biologist
Creator
Antonio Marchi (Italian) , Engraver
After
Francesco Spagnuoli (Italian) , Draughtsman
Object type
Image reference
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (print): 270mm
width (print): 190mm
width (print): 190mm
Subject
Description
Half-length portrait of Luigi Galvani within a decorated oval frame. Galvani wears a dark robe and his head is turned slightly to the right. Below his portrait is a laurel wreath.
Inscribed below: ‘F. Spagnoli dis/A. Marchi inc/NELLA INAUGURAZIONE DEL MONUMENTO/A/LUIGI GALVANI/L’ACCADEMIA DELLE SCIENZE DELL’ISTITUTO DI BOLOGNA/PLAUDENTE COMMEMORA/IL SUE ANTICO PRESIDENTE’
Luigi Galvani (1737-1798), Italian physician, was not a Fellow of the Royal Society.
Inscribed below: ‘F. Spagnoli dis/A. Marchi inc/NELLA INAUGURAZIONE DEL MONUMENTO/A/LUIGI GALVANI/L’ACCADEMIA DELLE SCIENZE DELL’ISTITUTO DI BOLOGNA/PLAUDENTE COMMEMORA/IL SUE ANTICO PRESIDENTE’
Luigi Galvani (1737-1798), Italian physician, was not a Fellow of the Royal Society.